GIFT  OF 


AVAR    DEPARTMENT  : 

SiliNAL  M-:i;VI«'K,    I'.  S.  ARMY. 


INSTRUCTIONS    TO 


RAINFALL  OBSERVERS 


SIGNAL  SHRVICE,  U.  S.  ARMY. 


General  Orders  No.  32,  1887. 


WASHINGTON  : 

GOVERNMENT   PRINTING   OFFICE. 
1887. 


GENERAL  ORDERS  |  "WAR,  DEPARTMENT, 

No.  32.  (  Washington,  May  25,  1877. 

The  following  instructions  to  Rainfall  Observers,  Signal  Service, 
U.  S.  Army,  are  published  for  the  information  of  all  concerned. 
They  will  take  effect  July  1,  1887. 

BY  ORDER  OF  THE  CHIEF  SIGNAL  OFFICER: 

J.  MITCHELL, 
2d  Lieutenant,  Signal  Corps,  U.  S.  Army. 

OFFICIAL  : 


2d  Lieutenant,  Signal  Corps,  U.  S.  Army. 


NOTE.— This  copy  of  Instructions  to  Rainfall  Observers  should 
be  kept  neat  and  clean, 

When  an  observer  is  relieved  from  duty,  or  is  temporarily  absent 
from  his  station,  he  will  turn  these  instructions  over  to  his  suc- 
cessor, obtaining  his  receipt  for  the  same,  and  will  forward  this 
receipt,  by  mail,  to  the  observer  in  charge  of  the  section  center. 


368061 


Instructions  to  ttalnfall  Observers, 

SIGNAL  SERVICE,  U.  S.  ARMY. 


To  increase  the  value  and  accuracy  of  reports  of  the  stage  of 
water  in  the  larger  navigable  rivers  of  the  United  States,  for  the 
benefit  of  commerce  and  river  navigation,  and  in  order  to  render 
accurate  flood  predictions  possible,  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  has 
inaugurated  a  system  of  stations  to  be  designated  as  Eainfall 
Stations. 

These  stations  will  be  located  at  suitable  points  on  the  water- 
sheds, at  the  sources,  and  on  the  principal  tributaries  of  these 
rivers.  They  will  be  furnished  with  a  rain-gauge  and  measuring- 
stick  to  enable  the  observers  to  report  at  stated  times  the  amount 
of  rainfall. 


INSTRUCTIONS. 


1.  The  duties  of  rainfall  observers  will  consist  in  measuring  and 
recording,  at  2  r.  M.  each  day,  the  amount  of  rain  that  has  fallen 
during  the  preceding  24  hours,  and  entering  it  on  a  weekly  form 
(postal  card)  prepared  for  the  purpose.     The  week  will  end  with 
Friday,  on  which  day  the  observer  will,  after  taking  his  obser- 
vation and  recording  it,  deposit  the  report  (card)  in  the  mail, 

addressed  to  Observer,  Signal  Service,  U.  S.  Army, 

,  in  charge  of  the  section, 

who  will  receive  it  the  following  day  in  time  to  furnish  full  press 
reports  to  such  of  the  newspapers  as  desire  to  publish  the  infor- 
mation. 

2.  A  monthly  report  will  also  be  made  on  Form  180,  which  will 
be  filled  up  from  day  to  day,  as  soon  after  the  observation  has  been 
taken  as  possible,  and  mailed  to  the  observer  in  charge  of  the  sec- 
tion at ,  on  the 

first  day  of.  the  succeeding  month.     A  copy  will  be  kept  at  the 
rainfall  station. 

3.  The  data  obtained  through  this  system  of  observations  being 
for  the  public  use,  rainfall  observers  are  authorized  to  furnish  to 
all  persons  desiring  the  same,    without  expense   to   the  United 
States,  such  information  as  their  records  afford. 

4.  The  pay  of  observers  will  be  10  cents  per  day. 

5.  Rainfall  stations  will  be  arranged  in  sections,  and  each  sec- 
tion-center will  receive  the  reports  from  the  several  special  stations 
and  disseminate  the  information  so  as  to  subserve  the  best  interests 
of  the  public. 

6.  With  rare  exceptions,  rainfall  observers  will  receive  all  their 
instructions  from,  and  render  all  reports  and  bills  for  services  to 
the  observers  in  charge  of  their  respective  sections. 

7.  Observers  should  bear  in  mind  that,  in  the  acceptance  of  ap- 
pointments as  such,  they  become  the  authorized  agents  of  the 
United  States  Government,  and  also  that  they  are  amenable  to  the 
laws  governing  the  same,  so  far  as  their  duties  as  rainfall  observers 
are  concerned. 


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8.  Each  rainfall  station  will  be  supplied  with: — 

1  Rain-gauge,  standard  pattern,  including  overflow  at- 

tachment. 

2  Rain-gauge  measuring-sticks. 
500  Forms  203. 

25  Penalty  envelopes,  official. 
100  Forms  1806,  Weekly  Reports  (postal  card). 
25  Forms  180,  Monthly  Reports. 
15  Forms  9,  Vouchers. 
30  Forms  8,  Vouchers. 

RAIN-GAUGE. 

9.  The  rain-gauge  consists  of  three  parts,  the  collector,  the  re- 
ceiver, and  the  overflow  attachment.     The  precipitation  entering 
the  collector  passes  down  into  the  receiver,  and  should  the  receiver 
become  full  of  water  before    a  measurement  is  made  the  excess 
flows  from  the  receiver  into  the  overflow  attachment.     The  parts  of 
the  rain-gauge  are  shown  in  the  following  drawings  : 


Fig.l. 
FrontView. 


Fig.  2. 
Vertical  Section. 


\r 

~jr 

*\ 

V,    > 

f 

d 

e 

d 

B 

B 

RAIN  GAUGE 


Fig.  3. 
Receiver. 


Fig,*. 
Horizontal  Section,E-F. 


0     t    2    3    4     5    6    7    8    9    10   II    12   13  14  IS  16   17  IB  19  20  21  22-23 
SCALE. 


Description  of  the  Standard  Signal  Service  Rain-gauge: 

A.  Receiver. 

B.  Overflow  attachment. 

C.  Collector. 

Fig.  1  shows  the  front  view  of  gauge  complete.  Fig.  2,  the  ver- 
tical section.  Fig.  3,  front  view  of  detached  receiver;  and  Fig.  4, 
the  horizontal  section.  Part  «,  in  Fig.  3,  is  a  brass  rim  8  inches 
inside  diameter,  2£  inches  deep,  beveled  to  a  sharp  edge  with  one- 
fourth  inch  bevel.  This  brass  rim  is  soldered  to  a  galvanized-iiou- 
funnel  with  a  three-quarter  inch  aperture.  The  angle  of  funnel  is 
shown  in  vertical  section,  Fig.  2.  To  the  lower  edge  of  the  fun- 
nel is  attached  a  galvanized-iron  sleeve,  marked  d  Fig.  3. 

Part  e,  Fig.  3,  shows  the  overflow  opening.  Part  c,  Fig.  2,  repre- 
sents the  point  where  the  overflow  attachment  .joins  on  to  the 
receiver.  Part  fc,  Fig.  1,  represents  the  galvauized-iron  overflow 
attachment,  6  inches  diameter  and  22£  inches  deep. 

10.  The  gauge  should  be  placed  in  a  wooden  box,  8x8  inches, 
and  20  inches  long.     This  box  should  be  placed  in  the  ground,  in 
a  vertical  position,  so  that  the  distance  from  the  top  of  the  funnel- 
shaped  collector  to  the  ground  is  exactly  12  inches. 

11.  The  gauge  should  be  located,  when  practicable,  in  an  open 
space,  free  from  all  obstructions,  and  protected  from  the  interfer- 
ence of  animals  and  unauthorized  persons.  When  a  position  on  the 
ground,  with  a  clear  exposure,  cannot  be  found,  the  rain-gauge 
should  be  placed  on  the  roof  of  some  building  of  easy  acct 

To  MEASURE  RAINFALL  OR  MELTED  Sxow. 

12.  The  proportion  between  the  sectional  areas  of  the  receiver 
and  the  funnel  is  as  one  to  ten.     The  measuring-stick  is  graduated 
in  inches  and  tenths.     Ten  inches  of  water  in  the  receiver  is  equal 
to  one  inch  of  actual  rainfall ;  one  inch  of  water  in  the  receiver  to 
one-tenth  of  an  inch  of  rain  ;  and  one-tenth  of  an  inch  of  water  in 
the  receiver  to  one-hundredth  of  an  inch  of  rain. 

13.  First  take  oft'  the  top  (or  funnel-shaped  collector)  of  the 
gauge;  then,  holding  the  measuring-stick  in  a  perfe'ctly  upright 
position,  insert  it  into  the  receiver.     Upon  removing  the  measur- 
ing-stick it  will  be  found  that  it  is  wet  up  to  a  certain  mark.     If 
this  mark  on  the  stick  is  one-tenth  of  an  inch  it  will  indicate  one- 
hundredth  of  an  inch  of  rainfall;  if  the  mark  is  eight-tenths  of  an 
inch  on  the  stick  it  shows  eight-hundredths  of  an  inch  of  rainfall; 
if  one  inch  and  three-tenths  on  the  stick  the  amount  of  rainfall  is 
thirteen-hundredth  s  of  an  inch,  &c. 


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14.  After  measuring  the  amount  of  rain  or  melted  snow,  empty 
the  receiver,  place  the  top  or  funnel-shaped  collector  securely  upon 
it,  and  put  the  gauge  in  position. 

15.  Should  the  amount  of  rain  that  has  fallen  be  so  great  as  to 
have  filled  the  receiver  and  flowed  into  the  overflow  attachment, 
first  measure  the  amount  in  the  receiver,  then  empty,  pour  the 
water  from  the -overflow  attachment  into  the  receiver,  measure 
this  amount,  and  the  sum  of  the  two  measurements  will  be  the 
total  rainfall. 

16.  In  case  of  snow,  the  measurements  should  be  made  in  the 
following  manner :  Remove  the  gauge  from  its  position  and  place 
it  near  a  warm  stove.     As  soon  as  the  snow  has  melted  measure 
the  water  in  the  .receiver,  and  the  amount  will  be  the  snowfall; 
empty  and  replace  the  gauge. 

17.  In  addition  to  measuring  the  amount  ot  snowfall  since  last 
observation,  a  measurement  will  be  made  of  the  actual  depth,  in 
inches,  of  the  snow  on  the  ground,  selecting  for  this  purpose  some 
locality  where  the  amount  of  fall  is  .about  the  average.     Drifts 
must  be  carefully  avoided.     The  period  during  which  the  snow  fell 
will  not  be  taken  into  consideration  in  making  this  measurement. 

18.  When  an  observation  is  telegraphed,  the  words,  one,  two, 
three,  &c.,  as  the  case  may  be,  will  be  added  to  Form  203,  to  in- 
dicate the  depth  of  snow  on  the  ground,  as  explained  in  the  second 
example  under  paragraph  24.     For  instance,  if  the  average  depth 
of  unmelted  snow  on  the  ground  is  5  inches,  the  observer  should 
write  the  word  "five"  in  the  proper  space  on  Form  203;  if  the 
snow  measured  14  inches,  the  word  "fourteen"  would  be  written, 
&c.     These  words  (one,  two,  three,  &c.)  must  always  be  written 
and  not  given  in  figures. 

19.  Whenever  any  public  property  at  a  rainfall  station  has  be- 
come unserviceable  by  reason  of  ordinary  wear  and  tear,  or  other- 
wise, such  as  breakage  by  accident,  the  observer  should  immedi- 
ately notify  the  observer  in  charge  of  the  section-center,  by  letter, 
of  the  fact,  giving  the  name  of  the  unserviceable  article  and  the 
nature  and  extent  of  the  damage.     The  observer  in   charge  of 
the  section-center  will  then  communicate  with  the  Central  Office? 
and  request  instructions  in  regard  to  the  disposition  to  be  made 
of  the  property.    In  no  case  will  unserviceable  public  property  be 
thrown  away,  but  it  will  be  held  until  orders  are  received  from 
the  Chief  Signal  Officer  concerning  its  disposition. 

20.  All  telegraphic  reports  will  be  written  in  duplicate  on  Form 
203.     One  copy  Avill  be  handed  the  telegraph  operator,  the  other 
copy  retained  by  the  rainfall   observer  and  disposed  of  as  ex- 
plained in  paragraph  30. 


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21.  Each  report  will  consist  of  6,  7,  or  8  words,  address  and  sig 
nature  included.     The  first  space  will  contain  the  word  observer; 
the  second  space,  the  name  of  the  place  to  which  the  report  is  to 
be  telegraphed;  the  third  space,  the  station  from  which  the  report 
is  telegraphed;  the  fourth,  the  day  of  the  month;  the  fifth,  the 
cipher-word  expressing  the  amount  of  rainfall,  if  any.     When  the 
rainfall  between  observations  exceeds   four  inches,   two   cipher- 
words  will  be  used — one  (the  fifth)  to  express  four  inches,  and  one 
(the  sixth)  to  indicate  the  difference  between  four  inches  and  the 
amount  measured  at  the  observation. 

FOR  EXAMPLE. 

If,  in  the  past  24  hours,  5.62  inches  of  rain  has  fallen,  write  on 
Form  203,  in  the  proper  space,  the  word  Rutiedgtf,  which  indicates 
4  inches,  then  add  the  word  Relator,  which  indicates  the  remain- 
der, namely,  1.62  inches. 

22.  When  snow  is  on  the  ground,  a  seventh  word  will  be  used 
to  express  the  number  of  inches. 

23.  The  last  word  in  every  report  will  be  the  surname  of  the 
observer. 

24.  The  foregoing  telegraphic  reports  will  be  sent  in  cipher,  in 
accordance  with  the  system  given  under  paragraph  36. 

The  following  is  an  example  of  an  enciphered  report,  with  the 
translation:  EXAMPLE: 

[Form  No.  203.] 

WAR  DEPARTMENT,  SIGNAL  SERVICE,  U.S.  ARMY. 

Report  of  Observations  taken  at  Ottawa,  III.,  on  July  loth,  1887,  2  P.  M. 

75th  Meridan  Time. 


1 

2 

St.  Louis. 

3 

Ottawa. 

4 

Fifteenth. 

5                   G 
Itufus.         Jone?. 

7 

8 

ed  at  1.10  P.  M.,July  15,  1887. 
frnt  at  1.12  P.M. 

SMITH,  Operator.  JONES,  Observer. 

Mi-orators   will   semi    only  the    matter   inside    the  heavy  lines,  without  address  ,,r 
'  HV. 

TRANSLATION  : 

St^Lonls—  [  Address  of  Signal  Service  observer  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Ottawa — Name  of  Rainfall  Station. 
Fifteenth — Date  of  the  month. 
Rufus — Amount  of  rainfall — 3.79  inches. 
Jones — Name  of  the  observer. 


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The  following  is  an  example  of  an  enciphered  report  followed  by 
the  translation,  when  two  cipher-words  are  sent  for  rainfall,  and 
the  amount  of  snow  on  the  ground  is  given  : 

EXAMPLE  : 

[Form  No.  203.] 

WAR  DEPARTMENT,  SIGNAL  SERVICE,  U.  S.  ARMY. 


Report  of  Observations  taken  at  Ottawa,  III.,  on  Jan'y  21,  1887,  2  P.M. 

75th  Meridian  Time. 


Observer. 

St.  Louis. 

Ottawa,      Twenty-first. 

Rutletlge. 

Retail. 

Eleven. 

Jones. 

! 

Received  at  1.13  P.  M.,  January  21,  1887. 
Sent  at  1.17  P.  M. 

THOMAS,  Operator.  JONES,  Observer. 

Operators  will   send   only   the   matter  inside  the   heavy  lines,  without   address  or 

signature. 

TRANSLATION  : 

St  8Louis—  f  Address  of  Signal  Service  observer  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Ottawa— Name  of  Rainfall  Station. 
Twenty-first — Date  of  the  month. 
Rutledge — Amount  of  rainfall — 4.00  inches. 
Retail—  "         "        "  2.66      " 

Total,     6.66  inches. 

Eleven — Depth  of  umnelted  snow  on  the  ground — 11  inches. 
Jones — Name  of  observer. 


25.  The  regular  observation  at 

will  be  taken  at ,  M.,  local  time,  which  corresponds  to 

2  P.  M.,  75th  meridian  time. 

26.  When  the  rainfall  in  the  past  24  hours  equals  or  exceeds 
one  inch,  a  full  report  of  the  observation,  as  before  explained,  will 
be  enciphered  on  Form  203  and  telegraphed  to  Observer,  Signal 
Service,  U.  S.  Army, 

27.  The  report  WILL  NOT  be  telegraphed  unless  the  rainfall 
equals  or  exceeds  that  stated  in  paragraph  26. 

28.  Attention  is  invited  to  the  time  of  taking  these  observations. 
All  observations  of  the  Signal  Service  are  taken  on  75th  meridian 
time.     In  paragraph  25  is  given  the  local  time  at  which  these  ob- 
servations are  to  be  taken. 


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29.  To  explain  how  the  rainfall  is  entered  on    Forms  180  and 
180&,  the  following  example  is  given  : 

After  measuring  the  water  in  the  rain-gauge,  as  previously  ex- 
plained, it  is  found  to  measure  six  hundredths  of  an  inch  ;  this 
should  be  entered  in  its  proper  column  on  the  Form  as  .06 ;  fifteen 
hundredths  should  be  entered  as  .15  ;  twenty  hundredths,  as  .20; 
one  inch  and  twenty-five  hundredths,  as  1.25.  Care  will  be  taken 
to  have  the  decimal  point  in  its  proper  position. 

30.  Care  must  also  be  taken  to  enter  on  Form  180  all  observa- 
tions made, — they  being  needed  to  audit  the  bills  of  the  observers. 
On  the  first  day  of  the  month  succeeding  that  during  which  obser- 
vations  have  been   taken,   each    rainfall  observer   will  mail   to 

Observer,  Signal  Service,  U.  S.  Army,  

all  retained  copies  of  Forms  203,  and  a  bill  for  services  as  rain- 
fall observer  during  the  mouth. 

31.  Bills  for  services  as  observer  will  be  made  on  Forms  8  and  9. 
The  instructions  on  the  back  of  said  forms  will  explain  the  manner 
of  their  preparation. 

32.  Observers  will  not  prepay  telegrams  on  official  business,  as 
settlement  with  the  telegraph   companies  will  be   made  by  this 
office. 

33.  All   telegrams   will    be   marked   "COLLECT,    GOVERNMENT 
RATE." 

34.  Observations  will  be  made  on  Sundays  and  holidays,  as  on 
other  days,  and  at  the  regular  hours. 

35.  All  necessary  blank  forms  will  be  supplied  by  the  observer 
in  charge  of  the  section-center. 


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30    Cipher-words  to  indicate  the  amount  of  Rain  or  Snowfall, 

These  words  will  be  used  only  when  the  amount  of  rain  or  melted  snow  /«  tt*le<jnq>h?<l. 

In  inches  and  hundredths  of  an 

0.01  to  0.49  inches. 

0.01  Rabbit 
0.02  Rabble 
0.03  Raccoon 
0.04  Race 
0.05  Racer 
0.  06  Rack 
0.07  Racket 
0.08  Racy 
0.09  Haddock 
0.10  Radiant 
0.11  Radiate 
0.12  Radical 
0.13  Radish 
0.14  Radius 
0. 15  Rattle 
0.16  Raft 
0. 17  Rafting 

0.18  Rag  -H 

0.19  Rage  03 

0.20  Knerefnl  H 

0.21  Ragged  c_, 

0.22  Ragman  0 

0.23  Raid 

0.24  Rail  A 

0.25  Railing 
0.26  Rain 
0.  27  Rainbow 

0.  28  Rainless  r-i 

0.  29  Rainy 

0  30  Raise  M 

0.31  Raisin 

0.32  Rake  £ 

0.33  Raking 

0.34  Rally  r/j 

0.  35  Ramage  (H 

-  0.  36  Ramble  O 

0.  37  Rampage  H 

0.  38  Rampant 
0.39  Ramrod 
0.40  li  am  so n 
0.41  Ranche 
0.42  Rancid 
0.43  Rancor 
0.  44  Random 
0.  45  Range 
0.46  danger 
0.47  Rank 
0.48  Rankness 
0.49  Ransack 


0.50  to  0.99  inches. 

0.50  Hap 

0.51  Rapid 
0  52  Rapine 
0.  53  Rapture 
0.54  Rascal 
0.55  Rash 
0.56  Rashly 
0.57  Rashness 
0.58  Rat 
0.59  Rather 
0. <>0  Until y 
0.61  Ratio* 
0.62  Ration 
0.63  Rattle 
0.64  Ravage 
0.65  Ravel 
0.66  Raven 
0.  67  Ravish 
0.68  Rawley 
0.69  Raymond 
0.70  Razor 
0.71  Reaching 
0.72  Read 
0.  73  Reading 
0.74  Ready 
0.  75  Really 
0.  76  Ream 
0.77  Reap 
0. 78  Rear 
0. 79  Reason 
0.  NO  Rebate 
0.81  Rebel 
0.82  Rebound 
0.83  Rebuff 
0.84  Rebuild 
0.85  Rebuke 
0.86  Rebut 
0.87  Recall 
0.88  Recast 
0.89  Recede 
0.90  Receipt 
0.91  Receive 
0.92  Recent 
0.93  Reception 
0.94  Recess 
0. 95  Rechange 
0.96  Recite 
0.97  Reckless 
0.98  Reckon 
0.99  Reclaim 


All  cipher-words  must  be  printed  distinctly. 


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Cipher-words  to  indicate  the  amount  of  Rain  or  S  lowiail. 

These  words  will  be  u*?J  only  wlum  th  •  amount  of  rain  or  molt-/  i  M 


In  inches  and  hundredth*  of  an  inch. 


1.4:'  indie.-. 

1.00  Keclasp 

1.01  Recline 

1.02  Reclining 

1.03  Recluse 

1.04  Recoil 

1.05  Record 

1.06  Recount 

1. 07  Recourse 

1.08  Recover 

1.09  Recruit 

1. 10  Rector 

1. 11  Recur 

1. 12  Recusant 

1.13  Red 

1.14  Redden 

1. 15  Redeem 

1.16  Redoubt 

1. 17  Redound 

1.18  Redraw 

1.19  Redn •-> 

1.20  Reduce 

1.21  Reed 

1.22  Reef 

1.23  Refer 

1.24  Refill 

1.25  Refine 
1.  26  Rent 

1.  27  Reflect 

1.28  Refloat 

1.29  Reflux 

1. 30  Refold 

1.31  Reforge 

1.32  Reform 

1.33  Refrain 

1.34  Refresh 

1.35  Refuge 


1.  36  Refund 

1.37  Refusal 

1.38  Refuse 

1.39  Refute 

I  40  Regain 

1.41  Regal 

1.42  Regard 

1.43  Reiratta 

1.44  Regent 

1.45  Regiment 
1.  46  Region 

1.  17  Register 
1.48  Regrade 
1.  19  Regret 


.50  Regular 

.51  Regulate 

.  52  Rehash 

.  53  Rehearse 

.54  Reject 

.  55  Rejoice 

.56  Rejoin 

.  57  Rejudge 
.58  Relapse 

.59  Relate 

.(.0  Relation 

.61  Relative 

.62  Relator 

.  63  Relax 

.64  Relaying 

.  65  Release 

.66  Relent 

: 

.  67  Relenting 

.  6S  Reliance 

.69  Relic 

.70  JJeliel 

.71  Relieve 

.  72  Religion 

.73  Relish 

.74  Reload 

.  75  Reluctant 

.  76  Rely 

.  77  Remade 

.  78  Remain 

: 

.  79  Remake 

.M)  Remand 

.81  Remark 

.82  Remedv 

.  83  Remember 

.  84  Reminder 

.  <s.">  Reini.-^ 

.  86  Remit 

.  87  Remnant 

.88  Remodel 

.89  Remold 

.90  Remorse 

.91  Remote 

.92  Remotelv 

.93  Remount 

.  94  Removal 

.  95  Remove 

.96  Render 

.97  Renerv.- 

•  ; 

Hew 

.99  Rennet 

-M.  rcN  must  .  •-tinctly. 


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Cipher-words  to  indicate  the  amount  of  Rain  or  Snowfall. 

Tliee-e  -words  will  be  used  only  when  the  amouut  of  rain  or  melted  snow  /.-  t>-!i'-j;-<tphftl. 


2.00  to  2.49  inches. 

2. 00  Renown 

2.01  Rent 

2.02  Rental 

2.03  Replace 

2.04  Repack 

2.05  Repaint 

2.06  Repair 

2.07  Repast 

2.08  Repay 

2.09  Repeal 
•2.10  Repeater 

2.11  Repel 

2.12  Repent 

2. 13  Repine 

2. 11  Replacing 

2.15  Replant 

2. 16  Replete 

2. 17  Repleven 

2. 18  Replevy 

2.19  Replunge 

2  20  Reply 

2.21  Report 

2.22  Reposal 

2.23  Repose 

2.24  Repress 
2.  25  Reprieve 
2.26  Reprint 
2.  27  Reproach 
2.28  Reproof 
2.  29  Reprove 
•2. SO  l{<»]>1il« 

2.31  Repugn 

2.32  Repulse 

2.33  Repute 

2.34  Request 
2.  35  Require 
2.36  Rescind 
2.  37  Rescue 
2.38  Research 
2.  39  Resencl 

2.40  Reserve 

2.41  Reset 

2.42  Reship 

2.43  Reside 

2  44  Resident 

2. 45  Resign 

2.46  Resin 

2.47  Resist 

2.48  Resolute 

2.49  Resolve 


In  inches  and  hunclredths  of  an  inch. 

2.50  to  2.W 


O 


iches. 

2  50  Resort 

2.51  Resound 

2. 52  Resource 

2.53  Respect 
2.  54  Respite 
2.55  Respond 
2.  56  Response 

2.57  Rest 

2.58  Restful 

2.59  Resting 
2. <»0  Kestless 

2.61  Restore 

2.62  Restrain 

2.63  Restrict 

2.64  Result 
2.  65  Resume 

2.66  Retail 

2.67  Retainer 

2.68  Retake 

2.69  Retard 

2. 70  Ret  ire 

2.71  Retort 
2.  72  Retouch 

2.73  Retrace 

2.74  Retreat 
2.  75  Retrench 
2.76  Retrieve 
2.  77  Return 
2.  78  Reunion 
2.79  Reveal 
2.S<»  Revenge 

2.81  Revenue 

2.82  Reverse 
2.  83  Revert 
2.84  Review 
2  85  R evince 

2.86  Revise 

2.87  Revival 

2.88  Revive 

2.89  Revoke 
2. t'O  Revolt 

2.91  Revolve 

2.92  Rewake 

2.93  Reward 
2.  94  Rhubarb 

2.95  Ribbon 

2.96  Rich 

2.97  Richly 

2.98  Richness 

2.99  Rickets 


All  cipher-words  nni<t  K-  i>,-n,t<-<l  disti 


16 


Cipher- words  to  indicate  the  amount  of  Rain  or  Snowfall. 

These  \vorclswill  lie  used  only  when  the  amount  of  rain  or  melted  snow  !.« !,'l,-/trnj>Ji>"!. 
3.  no  tu  3.4H  inches.        In  in, •/„-.„•  ,,„,/  /,„„, iwltlt*  "f  >ni  ini-ti.       :;..>>  to  4.n;i  inches. 


5. 00  Riddance 

3.01  Kiddle 

3.02  Rid.- 
3.  03  Ridge 

3.04  Riding 

3.05  Rife 

3.06  Rifle 

3.07  Riggs 

3.08  Rigging 

3.09  Right 

8  10  Rightful 

3.11  Rigid 

3. 12  Rigor 
o.  13  Rimple 
3.14  Ring 

3  15  Ringlet 

3. 16  Rinse 

3.17  Riot 

3. 18  Ripen 

3. 19  Ripley 
8/20  Ripple 

3.21  Rise 

3.22  Risk 

3.23  Rival 

3.24  River 

3.25  Roach 

3.26  Roadway 
3.  27  Roaming 

3.28  Roars 

3.29  Roast 
.'.30  Roasting- 
3.31  Robbery 
3.  32  Robin 

3.33  Robe 

3.34  Robert 

3.35  Robust 

3.36  Rocky 
3  37  Roddy 

3.38  Rogers 

3.39  Rogue 
3  40  Roil 

3.41  Rolling 

3.42  Roman 

3.  43  Romance 

3.44  Roof 

3.45  Root 

3.46  Rope 
3.  47  Rosary 

3.48  Rosette 

3.49  Rosland 


400  Rut  I  edge 


»  .50  Ross 

3.51  Roster 

3.52  Rostrum 

3.53  Rosy 

3.54  Rotary 
3.  55  Rotate 
3.56  Rotten 
3.  57  Rotunda 

3.58  Rough 

3.59  Roughly 
3  <»<)  lion  iid 

3.61  Rouse 

3.62  Rousing 

3.63  Route 
3.  64  Routine 
3:65  Roving 
3.66  Row 

3.  67  Rowdy 
3.68  Royal" 
3.  69  Rub 
3,70Rui»bage 
3.71  Rubber 
3.  72  Rubbing 
3.  73  Rubbish 

3.74  Ruby 

3.75  Rudder 

3.76  Rude 

3.  77  Rudeness 

3.78  Ruffian 

3.79  Rufus 


3.81  Ruinous 

3.82  Rule 

3.83  Ruling 

3.  84  Rummage 
3.  S5  Rumor 
3.  86  Rumpus 

3.87  Run 

3.88  Running 

3.89  Ruption 
8  iW  Rural 

3.91  Ruskin 

3.92  Russell 

3.93  Russia 

3.94  Rust 

3.95  Rustic- 

3.96  Rusty 

3.97  Ruth 

3.98  Rutland 

3.99  Rutter 


All  cij&er-worda  must  be  printed  distinctly. 

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words  must   lie   used  to  ox]ir  •-.- 
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